Attack On Fireman's House Is Probed

November 20, 1994

Chicago — Police were searching for an arsonist who set ablaze the North Side home of a Chicago firefighter Saturday, injuring the firefighter's wife and a 13-year-old girl.

The fire was set on the front porch of the home in the 4800 block of North Damen Avenue about 5:30 a.m., said Bomb and Arson Detective George Jenkins. The fire caused extensive damage to the two-story frame house.

Five children were inside the house with the firefighter's wife while he was on duty, Jenkins said. All six people escaped from the house. The woman and the 13-year-old were treated for smoke inhalation and trauma, according to hospital officials.

Bomb and arson detectives were interviewing the victims Saturday night in search of a motive for the blaze.